it wouldn’t surprise you to know I was a precocious and rambunctious child. I was good at everything and everything was good with me. The fire in my eyes was pure butane and the batteries in my back were Energizer Lithium. I was simply unstoppable.
I Pledge to Nigeria My Country?
Nigerian Patriotism seems to be as prevalent as camels walking through Oshodi market – it’s not impossible but it’s certainly a bewildering and somewhat amusing sight…
SORO SOKE
Starting in 2017 as a single hashtag but culminating into mass global demonstrations in October 2020; the world saw young Nigerians take to the streets, en masse, in protest. The beauty of the #EndSARS social movement / protest (and arguably its Achilles heel) was
The Most Terrifying Verse in the Bible
The key ingredient to being an authentic Lagosian is the ability to “change it” for a person. This means: to lambaste a person, often after undue provocation. This is because Lagos, the Centre of Stresselence (stress and excellence), is full of patience-testers, arrogant frustraters,
The Silhouette Challenge
Human bodies are simply divine. I think women’s bodies are particularly exquisite – the curves, the stretch marks, the dips…
Why Should I Be Thankful in a Pandemic?
I think Christians and Nigerians don’t know how to (allow people) grieve or celebrate (well). Double wahala for who be Nigerian Christian. Our testimonies are often of the “I better pass my neighbour” variety. As if these good things lose value without comparison. For the more dignified, the flippant and insincere “Na God o” / […]
Different and Equal
I’m not quite sure how to start this article; not because I’m bursting at the seams with ideas, but because the very mention of the word integral to this post often triggers…
Church Mouse Antics
The average person knows the Church’s stance on divisive topics such as Same-Sex Marriages and Abortion.
The One I Choose
The idea that there is only one person out there, made specifically for you, to complete you seems noble enough to perpetuate. At face value, it can be a comforting notion. However, unpacking this concept unearths some villainous side effects – side effects we are all too ready to blissfully ignore. The notion that there is ONLY ONE person out there for you is ridiculous. A girl needs options! I need to have hope that should I fumble the bag – I can still secure another one.
No New Friends?
Like the adage ‘Great minds think alike’ we tend to forget the latter half of the ‘Guard your heart’ bible verse – which makes us miss what it’s really trying to say! I navigate, with much trepidation, the process of letting people in…